Isaiah 23:10

Farmers soon learn to depend on God. He provides in nature (in weather and in soil) the means to produce crops.

The *Lord’s power over nature and over nations

v11 The *Lord has shown his power over the sea. His action made nations to tremble. The *Lord caused the merchants in Tyre’s markets to stop their trade. v12 Inhabitants of Sidon, your happiness is over. You will no longer have any cause for joy. And even if you travel to Cyprus, you will not find any relief. There is no place where you can hide yourselves. v13 But the real enemy was not Assyria but Babylon. It was Babylon’s king who plotted to ruin Tyre. The *Babylonian army built structures to help the soldiers to attack the city. They destroyed Tyre’s great houses. They ruined Tyre. v14 Weep bitterly, you sailors who are returning from Tarshish. Enemies have destroyed your harbour.